TOKEN2049 Crypto Scam: Malware Event Targets Attendees
A Singapore police report alleges fraudsters posing as 'Apex Accelerator' and 'Stone Venture' ran a fake crypto security event during TOKEN2049 week and pressured attendees to install malicious software.
What we know
According to a Singapore police report filed by an attendee, organizers used the event name 'Don't Get Played' to lure crypto conference attendees and allegedly pressured them into installing malware. The event was promoted under the names 'Apex Accelerator' and 'Stone Venture' during TOKEN2049 week. Details of the software's payload were not fully disclosed in the tweet.
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